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TIL Interesting Facts About The World's Oldest Intact Ship

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e0Q7k TIL that oil magnate J. Paul Getty, one of the richest humans in history, was so miserly that he laundered his own shirts by hand, reused envelopes and paper, made all the phones in his home coin-operated, and stood in line for hours for show tickets to save 50 cents
PD0g TIL There is a pill called “Father Christmas” that makes your farts smell like chocolate
yxpl TIL The most successful pirate in history was a Chinese prostitute. Cheng I Sao commanded 80,000 sailors & a fleet bigger than most country’s navies, which is why the government had to give up and offer her a truce. She retired with her loot & opened a gambling house before passing away peacefully.
69vpl TIL that when scientist think they have found a new insect species, they examine its penis; there is such variety between insect penises that it’s a sure fire way of identifying a new species
Jdnk TIL that Mao and the Chinese Communist Party leaders had a quota of up to 4 deaths in a thousand, as they went about breaking up the social structure and land reform after the formation of the People’s Republic. Landlords were first up for executions.